An Overview of Nanofiltration and Nanoadsorption Technologies to Emerging Pollutants Treatment
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Abstract
The presence of emerging contaminants in water resources has been a global concern due to their environmental impact and effects on human and animal health. These compounds include pharmaceuticals and personal care products, pesticides, fire retardants, hormones, and plasticizers, among others. These contaminants are not completely removed during water and wastewater conventional treatment. Thus, alternative processes are necessary to face this issue. In this context, nanotechnology represents a promising strategy for the remediation of emerging contaminants. Nanostructured materials have highlighted properties, such as adsorption capacity and porosity, chemical stability, reactivity, mobility, and antimicrobial activity. The diversity of nanomaterials and the possibility of combining them contribute to their application in contaminant mitigation. Furthermore, they can be used in different removal techniques such as adsorption, and membrane filtration. Thus, this review article provides an overview and advances in the production and application of nanofiltration membranes and adsorbent nanomaterials for the treatment of effluents containing emerging pollutants.
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OpenAlex topics: Membrane Separation Technologies · Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications · Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
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Laboratory of Microbiology and Biochemistry, College of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande 96203-900, RS, Brazil
Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande 96203-900, RS, Brazil
Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba 81531-980, PR, Brazil
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Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
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